Howard | Stern Archive 2006

The archives from this period are filled with "meeting" segments—hours of Stern interviewing potential news anchors, writers, and engineers. He was building a radio station from scratch, and he allowed the audience to listen to the construction. This was the birth of the "reality radio" format that Stern perfected. We heard the hiring of the stern, serious newsman Steve Langford, the quirky journalist Lisa G, and the eventual hiring of the host's own driver, High Pitch Mike.

For fans of radio, few years hold as much mythic weight as 2006. It was the year the "King of All Media" took his throne into uncensored satellite territory. The isn't just a collection of broadcasts; it is the Rosetta Stone of modern shock jock history. It marks the first full calendar year Howard Stern operated without the heavy hand of FCC censorship, and the result was a raw, chaotic, and often brilliant explosion of content that forever changed the audio landscape. Howard Stern Archive 2006

Furthermore, characters like Beetlejuice, Eric the Actor (then Eric the Midget), and Artie’s eventual nemesis, Ted the Janitor, are featured prominently. The archives hold the legendary "Artie vs. TED The archives from this period are filled with

: Contains specific clips and segments, such as the 2006 Wack Packer Contest and Stern's December 2006 appearance on Letterman . We heard the hiring of the stern, serious